Timeline Stories

SGAC opens its headquarters at the European Space Policy Institute in Vienna, Austria.    

SGAC becomes a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).    

First SGAC Global Event takes place: the Space Generation Congress (then called the Space Generation Summit) in Houston, Texas, USA. This event takes place alongside the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), however this year it was held alongside the World Space Congress which combines IAC with the COSPAR Scientific Assembly.

SGAC gains Permanent Observer status at the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and its two subcommittees: the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) and the Legal Subcommittee (LSC) at the United Nations.    

SGAC creates its first newsletter entitled "Juventus Pro Sidere Youth for Space".  

The Space Generation Advisory Council includes “in Support of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications” under the auspice of the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.

Creation of SGAC at UNISPACE III as presented in The Space Millennium: Vienna Declaration on Space and Human Development which was also included in the Report of the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space as recommended by the Space Generation Forum (the first “SGAC” event).  “To create, within the framework of the Committee [...]

The Space Generation Forum (the first “SGAC” event) takes place in connection with UNISPACE III in Vienna, Austria. The Space Generation Forum is attended by 160 participants from 60 States. Their expertise covers all fields of space, including science, engineering, technology, law, ethics, art, literature, anthropology and architecture, and many other relevant fields. During the event, these participants develop ten [...]